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Posted in Uncategorized by Flavor on February 1, 2018
You think you're bored this off season? Look at what this guy's been doing:
3d print of Alex Bregman's game 5 ALDS home run off Chris Sale. pic.twitter.com/ejoy16yCpX
— Daren Willman (@darenw) February 1, 2018
He's not an Astros fan. And he's made a LOT of different 3D scenes….
I still haven't gotten around to combing through the Room B emails. Maybe that's a door better left unopened.
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zumiee said, on February 1, 2018 at 9:37 am
Bregman's HR bears a striking resemblance to Bobby Thomson's historic HR. The dirty little secret about Thomson's HR is that it was a cheapo shot down the line at the oddly configurated Polo Grounds.
Bregman's a really good player, but his name is a little annoying. I keep wanting to read it as "Bergman." I'm sure he's spent his life correcting people on that.
snarkk said, on February 1, 2018 at 9:47 am
Might be heresy a little, but how many cheap HRs did Mays get while playing in the Polo Grounds? No doubt he lost some towards CF, but down both lines were chip shots…
unca_chuck said, on February 1, 2018 at 10:43 am
Not nearly as many as he lost at the Stick. McCovey lost even more hitting into the teeth of the wind blowing in from the Bay.
xoot said, on February 1, 2018 at 9:49 am
Good article by Baggarly today on Bumgarner's current and potential future contracts. I was surprised to learn that the same agent represents both Bumgarner and C.C. Sabathia. Htf did that guy negotiate MadBum's current deal? It's pretty hard to avoid the conclusion that the smartest move this year would be trading MadBum mid-season for a bounty of prospects (assuming he's healthy and productive and somebody wants him). Talk about a break from the Giants MO of the first half of this decade.
"That's right. Bumgarner, with nearly eight years of service time, and a grain silo stacked to the ceiling with special accomplishments, will be the 11th-highest-paid player on the Giants roster in 2018. (That's with the Red Sox paying 97 percent of Pablo Sandoval's $18 million salary, but still … )
"Bumgarner would have broken the bank as a first-time free agent in the winter after the 2016 season. Instead, he watched as the Giants gave Mark Melancon a record-setting four-year, $62 million contract. Bumgarner, who had thrown 3,771 pitches in 2016, the most of anyone in the major leagues, was locked into an $11.5 million salary. His ninth-inning specialist would make more than he did."
Bumgarner's salary for an ace would be attractive to any 2018 contender, except maybe the teams straining to stay under the CBT threshold, the yanks and bums and cubs, I guess (Heyward's contract is astonishing to me).
YogiBarrister (@Yogi47951368) said, on February 1, 2018 at 10:49 am
"Nobody begrudged Matt Cain the millions he made over those final three injury-marred seasons, but the Giants could have otherwise invested that money to buy a whole lot more wins above replacement."
The Giants should build spacecraft capable of traveling faster than the speed of light, then make Salty the GM, send him back to 2012. He'll know what not to do.
Problem is, Bumgarner signed his team friendly contract six days after they extended Cain.
Another problem, Salty, like most people, is better at second guessing than making real time evaluations. So in 2012, he knows everything that happened on one timeline up to 2018, but not our current future.
As a rule, it's not a mistake to sign popular players who've come up through your system. Signing free agents to expensive, long term contracts, especially pitchers, is another matter altogether.
Pay the man his money.
willedav said, on February 1, 2018 at 10:02 am
Boras yesterday in Chron made the statement that many mlb teams simply do not want to get better, and oh btw sign his FA clients to lucrative long term deals. He called out the Giants in particular for being a very high revenue team that refuses to spend more money. It will be interesting to see how things shake out with new OF but I have feeling Evans will regret not signing more pitching.
I can see logic from both sides. But resigning yourself to suckitude of a full rebuild, with all the $$ Giants have, I don't get.
I'm on record as being against trading Bum, and one reason is I don't see how it improves the team. SPs of his quality (and I can withhold some judgement until 2019) are dang hard to come by and the replacements Giants currently have do not inspire much confidence. Work something out and let him continue in Giants uni.
Just saw this one which happened couple days ago—Giants signed reserve IF Andres Blanco, formerly of Phils, to minor league deal. 2015 he hit .290 and was 1.5 WAR player. 2016 he hit .250 and last year cratered to 190 while being paid $3 mil.
Funny, I just made a 3D print out of Hunter Pence grounding out to short.
snarkk said, on February 1, 2018 at 11:06 am
How about one where he's drinking from an oversize coffee cup?…
unca_chuck said, on February 1, 2018 at 2:12 pm
Hah! You mean the mushroom-infused coffee beans shitted out by an ocelot in heat?
Trade Bummie? Unless they score a ton of immediate and young help, I wouldn't. Get some pen help now and ride the wobbly wagon to the finish line.
Bum threw the most pitches in 2016 of any mlb hurler. Don't extend this guy for $200+ million into the mid 2020s. Massive mistake. I like the trade idea mid 2018 to restock minors. It'll never happen…
Talking about this year I think. He's under contract for 2 more seasons so there's no reason to be rash. Unless they get a killer offer. Frankly, the team will likely be sinking so it wouldn't be a terrible idea.
Who the fuck is SOAD talking to?
djloo27 said, on February 1, 2018 at 2:17 pm
I was trying to figure that out, too…
xoot said, on February 1, 2018 at 2:26 pm
theoretically they could get more for him if he wasn't just a rental ready to hit FA for the first time. But this is all theory.
here's a detail I'd forgotten–Bumgarner's deal calls for him to receive $12M in 2019 at the club's option. So a team trading for him this year could lock him up low or cut him loose for free after 2018. Jeezus. wtf was his agent thinking at the start of the 2012 season?
YogiBarrister (@Yogi47951368) said, on February 1, 2018 at 2:49 pm
Not a who, a what.
The quote is from the same article in The Athletic which was cited by the screen name known as Xoot.
I believe there's a human connection forged by friendship between Matt Cain's 2012 extension and Bumgarner's team friendly contract signed six days later.
unca_chuck said, on February 2, 2018 at 8:55 am
Huh? So Cain's extension is friends with Bummie's contract? oooooo-k.
They should have extended him after 2014. Now they'll either lose him or wind up paying big bucks during his downfall. Think he would take a 3 year $75 million extension now?
Stan Shell said, on February 1, 2018 at 4:10 pm
It took me a couple of days:
Ferret cries curses
and Room B feelings rehashed
Somewhere Twinfan laughs
snarkk said, on February 1, 2018 at 7:07 pm
Boras whining about the slow pace of signings is funny.
As if teams have to fall over themselves to sign his clients.
Maybe he has cash flow problems…
Flavor said, on February 1, 2018 at 7:34 pm
Shelby Miller, who sucks, submitted a figure of 4.9 mil. Dbacks came in at 4.7 mil. They went all the way to arbitration over this (Miller won). What a complete waste of time and I bet it's not fun to be a player in that tightwad organization…..
Asinine. Sounds like not the beginning of a season's beautiful friendship…
willedav said, on February 2, 2018 at 7:55 am
yeah why bother? Idk, but I have feeling AZ isn't going to have near as good a year as 2017, esp if they wind up losing Martinez. Paying him of course creates money problems for now and going forward.
Rocks have done more to improve team so far, tho Blackmon appears to be out the door after this year.
Shit, I'd love to have their problems.
The baseball magazines are full of interesting facts.
Here's a not-so-fun fact: the Giants only won 3 road series all season last year.
And…..the Giants open the 2018 regular season with 4 games at Dodger Stadium. Good times!
Macdog said, on February 2, 2018 at 10:00 am
Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and I think they won a series in L.A.
alleykat69 said, on February 2, 2018 at 9:26 am
They always open on the road, just can't figure why?
If your out of it by August the extra home games at the end of the season are meaningless…
wilcojoe said, on February 2, 2018 at 11:12 am
Yes but the opposite is more important. If your in the hunt, you want to be closing at home. I think I read somewhere where Baer actually gives the league permission to start on the road every season in return they get to end at home. Most teams prefer beginning at home as attendance is greater the first couple weeks if you begin the season at home. The Giants have never really had to worry about that.
xoot said, on February 2, 2018 at 11:20 am
They're concerned about the weather, too. The rainy season usually tails off toward the end of March. Even a few days extension into April increases the chance of a sunny SF opening day.
alleykat69 said, on February 2, 2018 at 1:52 pm
Gotta love that Dad in the courtroom in the Larry "Sick Fuck Nasser trial.
He gets up and asked the judge can you give me 5 min with him. Judge says no, Had about 1 min, Jude says no. Then he charged toward him, didn't make it as he was tackled. But still 2 Flaps Up my man!!!
How about 1 min judge..
Macdog said, on February 2, 2018 at 2:40 pm
Margraves was held in a holding cell until court resumed Friday afternoon. (Judge) Cunningham said she could have given Margraves a $7,500 fine, prison time or both. But she said she wasn't going to do that. She said she was a parent too and empathized with him.
Manson actually went after the judge.
I think he got pretty close…
http://www.cielodrive.com/archive/charging-manson-tries-to-kill-judge/
TWO bailiffs took Charlie down? They must've been confident they could handle him. It took three to get the enraged father under control this morning, at least according to the video I've seen.
I once saw a huge man in a prison jump suit and chains stand in front of the bench to hear a judge take away his rights as a parent. Six bailiffs encircled the man, at a slight distance, watching him as the judge spoke. None of the bailiffs had his gun with him.
Giants game prices 1977.
1. I bet people complained about $1.35 24oz beer
2. This was all the food they had
3. Premium was probably Michelob pic.twitter.com/3f9OYQOZps
— Peter Hartlaub (@peterhartlaub) February 3, 2018
Geezers love to reminisce about what things used to cost. I'll do it on occasion, too. Fellow NY morons get a kick out of my keen observation that a slice of pizza and the cost of a subway ride have seemingly risen in the same increments since the beginning of time…
The @sfchronicle Giants/A's Scoreboard stats from the 1980s are my happy place. I spent more cumulative time reading this box than anything in my life, including my dictionary and "The Outsiders." pic.twitter.com/qQvo5kHqxj
Great stuff back when newspapers were everything. Makes me a little sad.
Surprised to see how much Speier played in '87.
Amazing that they actually list the wrestling match-ups…
James said, on February 2, 2018 at 6:32 pm
Was at the game Speier hit his grand slam in 87.
back in the late 90's I had completely blocked out the fact that Speier had 2 stints with the Giants, totally forgot about the second one. So much so that I bet my A's fan buddy $50 that it never happened. He went down to the library and pulled up a box score from some microfeesh or some shit and threw it in my face. I'll never live that down nor understand why, to this day, I still can't remember it…..
This was the day after the Giants clinched the division in '87.
wilcojoe said, on February 2, 2018 at 7:41 pm
I think I spent 20 minutes looking at this newspaper clipping. Such great memories.
"OK, Bob, we're gonna try this shot again. This time I want you to play it less like you just got your ballsack blown off." pic.twitter.com/U4lbgpSIRq
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) February 3, 2018
That's fuckin hilarious!!
What's with the Giants are they trying to corner the market on Blanco's?
You have Gregor,Andres, maybe Benny Blanco from (Carlitos Way) how about Julio Franco Blanco ? He's only like 55,I'm sure they could give him a ST invite to be a backup infielder…
Honky Tonk Man vs Hacksaw Jim Duggan? I was into wrestling for about an hour right about then.
Speier was my first Giant rookie player that I really followed as a kid. I dug it when we got him back in '87.
Christ, he hit 11 home runs as a part time player. At the Stick. For fuck's sake. We can't find anyone now in the juiced ball era that can do that.
man, the garnish on these sandos is epic.
I was hoping to get some first-person accounts of what this tasted like, but I don't think anyone survived it. pic.twitter.com/PorNZEBo4s
My comment on this (I spoke of my fondess for potted meats) got 3 likes. That's a personal record. Don't ever underestimate the undying love of processed foods.
This shit was the real deal:
I was never a big fan of the ham. The chicken was epic. I actually have a couple cans in the pantry. Lay that down on some white bread with a little mayo. That's good eating!
1/3 chopped mystery meat/fat, 1/3 salt and nitrites, 1/3 sawdust.
Loved that stuff on white sandos, and on crackers ! …
zumiee said, on February 2, 2018 at 8:14 pm
Nick Young kind of looks like the lead-singer of King's X, a great band.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTHP924MsjVK0dBcav9ttzTgm-M8n-9-MAj-Zk83b3pgeABNhzJVA
Which happens first?
-Bonds makes the HOF
-Giants retire Bonds' number (and WTF are they waiting for?)
The Giants are hoping he somehow gets in the Hall, then they'll retire the number.
It may be 30 years before he gets in.
It will be a bad look if he gets in before his number is retired. They need to get their shit together.
Vince Carter and I are the same age, He's defending Steph Curry and Kevin Durant. I am talking about potted meat. It's Friday night. Hmm.
Are they really called "potted meats"?
I see skinks in your future . . .
Spreadable (urk) Spam? Yikes. The Dubs have 25 turnovers and are up by 9 in the 4th.
xoot said, on February 2, 2018 at 11:28 pm
http://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/la-sp-major-league-baseball-players-20180202-story.html?outputType=amp


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Q: How do I arrange date time in following format Hi I am working C# MVC project. I have got date like this
string datetime = frmcollection["txtTo"].ToString()

Here datetime variable contains date and time in following format : 06/05/2014 10:25:39
Now I need to above datetime in int, so i replaced all /, :, and space.
So now i have following result :
 int datetime = 0;
 datetime = intdatetime

so here datetime variable has following reuslts : 6052014102539
So what I need here is, I need to store int time in different format like this : 2014060514102539. so basically i need to rearrange position of inttime.
How can i do this ??

A: string datetime = frmcollection["txtTo"].ToString();

// your date format that is coming from form collection...
string yourDateFormat = "MM-dd-yyyy HH:mm:ss";

// convert string to date time
DateTime newDate = DateTime.ParseExact(datetime, yourDateFormat, null);

// change its format and convert it to string
string newDateStr = newDate.ToString("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss");

and use your "string to int" method...

A: Create a method that takes your string, parses it to a date and returns a weird datetime int. Something like this:
public int ParseDateToWeirdInt(string date)
{
    //Error checking omitted
    var d = DateTime.Parse(date);
    var stringThatWillBecomeAnInt = "";
    stringThatWillBecomeAnInt = d.Year.ToString();
    stringThatWillBecomeAnInt += d.Month.ToString();
    stringThatWillBecomeAnInt += d.Date.ToString();
    stringThatWillBecomeAnInt += d.TimeOfDay.Hours.ToString();
    stringThatWillBecomeAnInt += d.TimeOfDay.Minutes.ToString();
    stringThatWillBecomeAnInt += d.TimeOfDay.Seconds.ToString();

    return int.Parse(stringThatWillBecomeAnInt);
}

You should probably use a StringBuilder instead of concatenating the string and a recommendation would be to turn the method into an extension method. Also note that the method needs much better error handling (the date parse could fail, the int parse could fail etc.).

A: Thanks guys for helping me out. I found this solution as easy for me .
 datetime = Convert.ToDateTime(datetime ).ToString("yyyy/dd/MM HH:mm:ss");

so now i have datetime in format i need. Now i can convert to int.

A: Just adding this answer as a cleaner solution
string datetime = frmcollection["txtTo"].ToString();
string newDateTime;

DateTime theDateTime;
if (DateTime.TryParse(datetime, out theDateTime))
{
    newDateTime = theDateTime.ToString("yyyy/dd/MM HH:mm:ss");
}
else
{
    // tell user they have entered the date in wrong format
}

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Q: Locally ringed point space is not a scheme? Let $X$ be the point space $\{*\}$, and let the structure sheaf $\mathcal{O}_X$ be given by:
$$\mathcal{O}_X (X) = \mathcal{O}_X (\{*\}) := \mathbb{Z}_p$$
$$\mathcal{O}_X (\varnothing) := 0$$
Why is it the case that $(X, \mathcal{O}_X)$ is only a locally ringed space and not a scheme ?


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VSCO's 2020 Year in Review confirms that Gen Z is indestructible and out to save the world
by Jane Parven in Homepage, Real Life, 2020, 2021, gen z, vsco, year in review December 16, 2020 — 6 min read
As 2020 finally comes to an end, Gen Z's favorite photo editing app VSCO surveyed their audience to find out how this generation dealt with the events of this year, and the results are incredibly, alarmingly, not shocking at all.
VSCO is a trendy, highly curated app where users can edit and post photos using preset filters and editing tools, a favorite of Gen Z's for sunset and food pics as well as personal art and photography. In November 2020, JUV Consulting for VSCO conducted an online survey of 1,000 U.S. respondents in order to take the pulse of how Gen Z is feeling as 2020 wraps up. This Year in Review Survey covered everything from creativity to spending money and self-care to social media, confirming just how unique Gen Z truly is.
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Creativity in a pandemic
Creativity was at the forefront of 2020 for most of Gen Z, and according to VSCO, 34% of respondents said that finding ways to be creative was a key coping mechanism throughout this year. Certainly, for us, photography, writing, reading, art, and music have been essential throughout this year. Whether it was learning a new dance on TikTok or immersing ourselves in a new album (strictly "Positions" by Ariana Grande), consuming and creating content has served as an escape from the chaos of the world.
Even though we have been stuck inside on a loop most days, being creative has been an outlet for Gen Z to get back in touch with themselves and express their individuality, or even learn something new. YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok have been the most frequented destinations for hacks, DIY and crafting activities.
The importance of connection in 2020
With technology and social media serving as a means to connect with friends and family safely throughout the pandemic, 32% of VSCOs' respondents said that finding ways to stay connected was a key coping mechanism amidst the stress of this year. We could not agree more. This year we've spent more hours on Zoom and FaceTime than ever before, playing Among Us, Netflix-partying, and teaching our grandparents what the word "FaceTime" means.
Gen Z at the intersection of beauty, fashion, and self-care
Despite the craziness that ensued everywhere else, Gen Z took self-care seriously. 19% of respondents said that finding ways to practice self-care was a successful coping mechanism throughout the year. They even said that moisturizer, face wash, and face masks were products they couldn't live without. A little extra self-care has been a great way to relieve stress and turn attention inwards.
When it came to fashion and beauty trends this year, it was all about minimalism and comfort. Since the pandemic required us to stay confined inside, Gen Z went straight to sweats and comfy, oversized clothes. Goodbye, Missguided body-con dress! But when it came to fashion trendsetting this year, Y2K and nostalgia was all the rage. From tracksuits to crop tops to padlock necklaces, when we needed to get dressed up for a TikTok, the 2000's was our go-to inspo.
For the majority of time spent in virtual school and meetings, the natural fresh-faced look made Gen Z feel most beautiful. Prioritizing feeling their best in their own skin, Gen Z turned more to skincare than extravagant makeup looks. However, respondents said that fashion and beauty inspired by HBO's "Euphoria" was all over their mood boards.
Shopping for self-love and inclusivity
2020 made Gen Z rethink their shopping habits and what is most important to them when making buying decisions. 65% of respondents said that they spent their money on food and drink, 59% on clothes and 57% said skincare products. On average, Gen Z said they would spend $80 on improving mental health including therapy, mediation, and mental health apps. Clearly, self-love and personal care was a central theme when it came to consumer spending this year.
When making these buying decisions, Gen Z said price, quality, sustainability, inclusivity, and political activism were at the forefront of their radar. When asked what fashion and beauty brand they think is most inclusive, Gen Z said Fenty all the way. Respondents even went as far as saying Fenty was one of the top brands they most want to work for, along with Google and Apple.
Gen Z's opinions and emotions as reflected in 2020 are only the beginning. 2021 brings a new year, full of promise, hope, and goals – for the first time in a long time.
When it comes to the activities that Gen Z wants to get back to next year, traveling, parties, hanging out with friends, and a return to in-person school topped the list. Though they want more time spent on flights and with the homies, they want to spend less time on social media – 54% of survey respondents want to reduce their social media time in 2021.
Less time wasted scrolling mindlessly is not the only social media goal that this survey revealed. Gen Z wants to spend next year posting and consuming overall better content: 35% of respondents want to post more positive content, 34% want to be more authentic and less refined, and 32% want to follow more friends and people they actually know, rather than celebrities and influencers.
The lessons 2020 taught Gen Z
2020 has challenged us in ways we never imagined. But it has also taught us formidable lessons in strength, compassion, and accountability. Gen Z is done with bulls***, and is holding anyone and everyone accountable in 2021. They want to see less cancel culture, violence, and performative activism and see more tech companies taking concrete stances.
63% of survey respondents are urging tech companies to tackle the negative mental health impact of their products, and take a clear stance on political and human rights issues, including 73% of LGBTQ+ respondents. 59% want companies to do a better job at regulating misinformation, and 56% need them to do more to protect user data and privacy. Finally, 63% want tech companies to build more products and services geared specifically towards Gen Z.
Gen Z is powerful, authentic, and unapologetic – and we can say that because we ourselves are Gen Z. Though 2020 brought pain and struggle in unimaginable ways, it also brought creativity, investment, and true passion to the surface. In 2021, y'all can be certain that Gen Z will continue to shatter glass ceilings, invent trends and TikTok dances, and hold the rest of the world accountable for their actions.
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import unittest
import map
import map._map_getters_setters
import numpy
import map.cell as cell

mapTesting = map.Map(8,7)
posGrid = numpy.zeros((8,7), dtype = (int,2))
mapTesting.setCell((0,0),color=cell.RED, type=cell.UNIT, strength=1, resources=20, isdisabled=True)

class TestingCases(unittest.TestCase):

    def testCellDiemnsion(self):
                self.assertEqual(mapTesting.getDimensions(), (8,7))
    def testGetColor(self):
                self.assertEqual(mapTesting.getColor((0,0)), cell.RED)
    def testGetType(self):
                self.assertEqual(mapTesting.getType((0,0)), cell.UNIT)
    def testGetStrength(self):
                self.assertEqual(mapTesting.getStrength((0,0)), 1)
    def testGetAdjacent(self):
                self.assertEqual(mapTesting.getAdjacent((0,0)), [(1,0),(0,1)])
                self.assertEqual(mapTesting.getAdjacent((1,2)), [(0,2),(2,2),(1,3),(1,1),(0,1),(0,3)])
                self.assertEqual(mapTesting.getAdjacent((7,2)), [(6,2),(7,3), (7,1),(6,1),(6,3)])
    def testGetResources(self):
                self.assertEqual(mapTesting.getResources((0,0)), 20)
    def testGetDisabled(self):
                self.assertEqual(mapTesting.getDisabled((0,0)), True)
    def testGetRGB(self):
                self.assertEqual(mapTesting.getRGB((0,0)), (0,0,0))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()

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ECC to approve funds for gas projects
December 24, 2020 by admin	Leave a reply
It will also mull request for amendment to PQA master plan for LNG terminals
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is set to approve a funding plan for gas import projects, mainly for laying a gas pipeline in collaboration with Russia for the transmission of imported gas.
The Supreme Court had earlier given directive for implementing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline project from Karachi to Lahore by utilising funds collected as gas infrastructure development cess (GIDC).
The Petroleum Division, in a summary sent to the ECC, sought approval for executing different gas pipeline projects, which included the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline as well.
The ECC, in its meeting held on February 10, 2020, approved that rationalised expenditures, as endorsed by the board of Inter State Gas Systems (ISGS), including the TAPI and North-South Gas Pipeline (NSGP) commitments, should be funded through GIDC funds.
Approval was granted for funding ISGS's operations by Government Holdings (Private) Limited (GHPL), conditional upon ISGS being financially self-sustaining after the first project reached the closure stage.
GIDC was primarily meant for projects being implemented by ISGS. However, no financing has been released to date for development activities related to TAPI, NSGP, Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline and Gwadar-Nawabshah Gas Pipeline (GNGP) projects except for the government's equity contribution to TAPI Pipeline Company Limited.
As a result of unavailability of GIDC funds, ISGS has been constrained to rely on financing from the parent company – GHPL – for project-related activities. This was intended as a stopgap arrangement for three years, during which ISGS was advised by the Petroleum Division to make optimal efforts for developing a revenue stream of its own.
The Supreme Court, in its judgement in the GIDC case dated August 13, 2020, directed the federal government shall take all steps to commence work on the laying of North-South pipeline within six months and on TAPI pipeline as soon as its laying in Afghanistan reached the storage where the work of laying pipeline on Pakistan's soil could conveniently start and on IP pipeline as soon as sanctions on Iran were no more an impediment in its laying.
In case, no work is carried out on the North-South pipeline within the prescribed time and for laying any of the two other major pipelines (TAPI and IP), though the political conditions become conducive, the purpose of levying cess shall be deemed to have been frustrated and the GIDC Act 2015 would become permanently inoperational and considered dead for all intents and purposes.
ISGS envisages that while progress on its other strategic projects like TAPI and IP will be dependent on external geopolitical factors beyond control of the company and the federal government, NSGP activities are on track and will be realised by FY24 and generate revenues for the company.
Therefore, an arrangement for funding the gap period of two to three years will have to be made through GIDC, along with repayment of accrued loan to GHPL.
In view of the above, the following is submitted for ECC's approval – utilisation of funds from GIDC amounting to Rs1,717.23 million for the repayment of GHPL's loan. All direct and indirect costs in relation to ISGS gas import and infrastructure projects shall be met through the GIDC funds until any of ISGS's projects generate revenue. Funds so approved will be released to GHPL for ISGS's utilisation.
Funds for the acquisition of land or ROW, as well as the development of ISGS projects, shall be made available to ensure smooth progress, especially for NSGP. Any funding provided by GHPL to ISGS, as a stopgap arrangement, to meet the immediate funding requirements of ISGS, will be reimbursed as actual to GHPL by the Finance Division from GIDC funds within three months of the cash call made by ISGS.
ISGS is the nominated entity of the government of Pakistan for implementation of various strategic gas infrastructure projects of international nature on a government-to-government basis.
In pursuance thereof, the ECC, in its meeting on December 15, 2016, tasked GHPL to fund all project activities of ISGS in the form of a medium-term loan. As directed by the ECC, ISGS and GHPL signed a loan agreement on August 9, 2018, wherein it was agreed that the loan shall carry an interest rate of annual Kibor +0.1%, effective from the date of disbursement. Subsequent to the loan agreement, GHPL provided loans for project development and administrative expenditures, which along with the interest accrued, stands at Rs1,717.23 million.
Separately, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs is seeking approval of the ECC to amend the master plan for setting up several LNG terminals on BOOT basis. Sections 10 and 11 of the Port Qasim Authority Act 1973 provide that the authority shall prepare a master plan and a phased master programme for the development of port area and the plan and programme shall be submitted to the federal government for approval.
The Port Qasim master plan was initially prepared by Nespak, in association with Swan Wooster Engineering Company, Canada in 1975 for a period up to 2000. In order to incorporate changes made in the master plan since 2001 and for future planning, Port Qasim was recently in the process of appointing a consultant for preparing the master plan.
Firms have been shortlisted and the case is being presented to the infrastructure development committee of the PQA board for selection of a consultant. PQA intends to establish LNG terminals, multi-purpose terminals, an integrated container terminal on BOT basis as per modern design and practice.
These terminals are conceived for the growing requirement to enhance the container handling capacity. The PQA board approved resolutions to include the terminals in the existing master plan.
These included establishment of two LNG terminals on BOT basis, establishment of two multi-purpose cargo terminals on BOT basis, establishment of one integrated container terminal on BOT basis subject to first right of refusal as per existing implementation agreements.
The ECC has been requested to approve the proposed amendment to the PQA master plan under Sections 10 and 11 of the PQA Act 1973 for establishing new terminals.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2277150/ecc-to-approve-funds-for-gas-projects
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Elysse Thebner Miller
And the Birds Flew Overhead
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Mary Lattimore (harp) and Elysse Thebner Miller (keyboard) present a brand new collaborative recording of komische textures and pastoral melodicism. RIYL: Fripp & Eno, Raul Lovisoni & Francesco Messina, Cluster
"After a well-received debut release—a split LP by Tashi Dorji and Marisa Anderson—we here at Footfalls HQ were stumped about how best to follow up such a bar-setting album. Should we reissue some much-loved but unheralded album from the past? Another split release? We couldn't decide.
Then we attended Three Lobed's "Sweet Sixteen" concert at King's Barcade in Raleigh, NC. That morning, there was a palpable buzz in anticipation of one of the early sets of the festival: an onstage collaboration between harpist Mary Lattimore and keyboardist Elysse Thebner Miller. Though we here at Footfalls were already fans of these two artists, the music performed by Lattimore and Thebner Miller that afternoon—a natural blend of komische textures and pastoral melodicism—exceeded all expectations. Crucially, it was the human aspect of the duo's performance that most appealed to us: eschewing sequencers, prerecorded loops, and stock arpeggios in favor of an improvisational, distinctly haptic approach, the unique insta-compositional voices of Thebner Miller and Lattimore rang out like cosmic prayer bells. Lattimore's treated harp glissandos blended seamlessly with Thebner Miller's spectral electric piano, building small tornadoes of sound before receding and beginning the process again, like the inhale / exhale of some small universe.
Within five minutes, it had become clear that this would have to be the second Footfalls release. We hastily contacted the artists, acquired the tapes—dutifully and masterfully recorded by our pals at NYC Taper—and began the process of publishing this beautiful work. Footfalls is very proud to present this first commercially available collaboration by these two postmodernist sound painters. We're quite positive you will love it as much as we do." - Footfalls Records
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Epic buys iconic Wisconsin restaurant's carousel, circus-like decor
Julie Spitzer - Monday, July 9th, 2018 Print	| Email
Verona, Wis.-based Epic purchased the famous outdoor carousel and whimsical art from the historic Ella's Deli — a restaurant in Madison, Wis., that closed in January after 41 years, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.
"It's really good news. It all happened very, very fast," Ken Balkin, who co-owns the Ella's Deli building and business with his wife, told the Journal. The sale reportedly occurred in June, but neither Mr. Balkin nor Epic would disclose the cost to the Journal. "Epic Systems has purchased the carousel and the art collection and they're going to carry it forward into their campus in a real positive way."
Epic will move the carousel, which dates back to 1927, and the 250 interior decor items in full to its campus. In its hay-day, the restaurant was decked-out in clowns and circus-themed memorabilia including old toys that circled the building's interior.
Mr. Balkin had considered selling pieces of the decor separately, but to keep the moving parts in working order, it is important they stay together. "The whole collection is going to stay together. So we're real excited about that," he told the Journal.
Much of the art featured on Epic's campus comes from Madison artists, so Epic's latest purchase is reminiscent of its dedication to supporting the local community. The EHR-giant plans to reassemble the carousel to working order but hasn't yet revealed whether it will be operational. It anticipates all the decor to be moved by late July.
"Helping to preserve part of this iconic Madison landmark was an easy decision and we look forward to ensuring the carousel and creative collection find a happy home on the Epic campus," Epic Administrator Kara Rettenmund told the Journal.


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Iran's foreign minister resigns abruptly after visit from Syrian leader
Clyde Hughes
Iranians hold a picture of Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in celebration in 2015 after a landmark nuclear deal was reached between Tehran and a Western coalition led by the United States. File Photo by Saba Taherian/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif, one of the architects of the 2015 nuclear deal, resigned late Monday, leaving Tehran without its best-known diplomat.
Zarif had been the target of Iranian hardliners, which increased when President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the multinational nuclear deal last year. The pact was created to halt Iran's effort to move toward nuclear weapon technology in exchange for the thawing of sanctions.
Zarif's resignation came after a perceived snub Monday in which he was excluded from meetings between Iranian leaders and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on a rare visit to Tehran. Assad met with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hasan Rouhani.
The foreign minister made the announcement in an Instagram post.
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"I extend my gratitude for the generosity that dear and brave people of Iran and its respected authorities have had during past 67 months," Zarif wrote. "I humbly apologize for the inability to continue serving and for all the shortcomings during my service."
Perhaps more telling was his interviews with Iranian media, in which he described in-fighting between moderates and hardliners, calling it a "deadly poison."
"We first have to remove our foreign policy from the issue of party and factional fighting," Zarif said in an interview that appeared Tuesday in Jomhuri Eslami. "The deadly poison for foreign policy is for foreign policy to become an issue of party and factional fighting."
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It wasn't immediately clear if Rouhani accepted his resignation.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Twitter Monday the Trump administration's policy toward Iran has not changed and the country's real power lies with Khamenei.
"We'll see if it sticks," Pompeo said. "Either way, he and [Rouhani] are just front men for a corrupt religious mafia. We know [Khamenei] makes all final decisions. Our policy is unchanged-the regime must behave like a normal country and respect its people."
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Venezuelan Legislature to Investigate Socialist Gov't Ties to Drug Trafficking
Frances Martel
The recently sworn-in opposition legislature of Venezuela will investigate a number of government enterprises for links to drug trafficking operations, the head of the National Assembly's Oversight Commission confirmed Monday.
Ismael García, the head of the commission, confirmed that the committee would exercise its constitutional power over a number of government agencies opposition members believe are responsible for a number of economic and political crises in the nation. The national agencies responsible for distributing foodstuffs (PDVAL) and the agency governing the sale of food will both come under scrutiny for having potentially played a role in the severe shortages that have ravaged the nation, creating supermarket lines that take 5-6 hours to clear.
Legislators will also investigate the agency responsible for the nation's fuel market, Venezuela Petroleum (PDVSA). García suggested the potential finding of "irregular facts" regarding the running of PDVSA, some that could potentially uncover ties to drug trafficking.
In particular, the legislature appears to be most interested in finding more information about the notorious Cartel de los Soles, one of Latin America's largest cocaine trafficking operations. The cartel is named for the sun medallions that Venezuelan soldiers wear on their lapels, and it has been repeatedly linked to high-ranking military officials in the country.
"The best way to help our armed forces, to give them moral support, is to find the truth about the Cartel de los Soles," legislator Julio Montoya told the Diario de las Américas. "This begins with a serious conversation in the Parliament. We cannot explain how there are youths being found with drugs abroad that have diplomatic passports," he added.
The "youths being found with drugs abroad" example may be an allusion to Efraín Antonio Campo Flores, 29, and Francisco Flores de Freitas, 30, the nephews of President Nicolás Maduro. Campos Flores and Flores de Freitas were arrested in the Caribbean en route to New York, and are currently being tried in the Southern District of New York for attempting to smuggle 800 kilograms of cocaine into the United States.
Upon being interrogated, the two men — one of whom claims to have been raised by First Lady Cilia Flores — claimed the cocaine in question belonged to Diosdado Cabello, then the head of the Venezuelan National Assembly and nation's second in line of succession. Cabello lost his post in the aftermath of the December 6 election, when the opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) party took over the legislature for the first time in 17 years.
Cabello is widely rumored to be the head of the Cartel de los Soles. Leamsy Salazar, a former security chief for late dictator Hugo Chávez, has most prominently accused Cabello of taking part in running the cartel. Upon defecting to the United States in January 2015, Salazar assured Southern District prosecutors he would testify against Cabello should they build a case sufficiently sound to go to court. It is unclear whether he would testify in the Flores nephews case.
"The DEA committed the crime of kidnapping which, in any case, the defense is tasked with proving," First Lady and legislator Cilia Flores told the national news outlet Tal Cual last week, her first and only comment on the matter.
Since demanding an investigation into potential ties between the government and drug trafficking operations, legislator Julio Montoya has alleged that unknown entities have threatened him and his family. "Two hours after exercising my right to speak on the National Assembly floor last Wednesday, the physical and judicial persecution against my family began," Montoya said last week. "Today we denounce this, but we remain firm in our commitment to investigating these cases." The judicial persecution, he alleged, was the elimination of health benefits to his wife, who has remained hospitalized for three years with an illness Montoya did not identify.
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please tell me how to show the icons of running programs on top bar. I think we need to edit file gnome-shell.css but I dont't know which parameter? Thx in advance!
The theme is nice, but I think that it looks nicer if you move icons on topbar closer together (or tell me how to do it).
search for min hpadding in the panel section.
make it to something like 7px or whatever you like instead of the default set as per theme.


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Q: Problem with global hotkey in Java on Windows I need global hotkey support for my Java application.
I came up with some code (mostly copied over), but it doesn't works.
HotkeyManager.java:
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;

public class HotkeyManager extends Thread {
    public static void register() {
        User32.RegisterHotKey(null, 1, 0x000, KeyEvent.VK_F);
        new HotkeyManager().start();
    }

    public HotkeyManager() {

    }

    @Override
    public void run() {
        MSG msg = new MSG();
        while (true) {
              while (User32.PeekMessage(msg, null, 0, 0, User32.PM_REMOVE)) {
                   if (msg.message == User32.WM_HOTKEY) {
                       System.out.println("Hotkey pressed with id: " + msg.wParam);
                   }
              }

              try {
                Thread.sleep(300);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }
}

User32.java:
import com.sun.jna.Native;
import com.sun.jna.NativeLibrary;
import com.sun.jna.Pointer;
import com.sun.jna.win32.W32APIOptions;

public class User32 {
    static {
        Native.register(NativeLibrary.getInstance("user32", W32APIOptions.DEFAULT_OPTIONS));
    }

    public static final int MOD_ALT = 0x0001;
    public static final int MOD_CONTROL = 0x0002;
    public static final int MOD_SHIFT = 0x0004;
    public static final int MOD_WIN = 0x0008;
    public static final int WM_HOTKEY = 0x0312;
    public static final int PM_REMOVE = 0x0001;

    public static native boolean RegisterHotKey(Pointer hWnd, int id, int fsModifiers, int vk);
    public static native boolean UnregisterHotKey(Pointer hWnd, int id);
    public static native boolean PeekMessage(MSG lpMsg, Pointer hWnd, int wMsgFilterMin, int wMsgFilterMax, int wRemoveMsg);

}

MSG.java:
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

import com.sun.jna.Pointer;
import com.sun.jna.Structure;

public class MSG extends Structure {
    public Pointer hWnd;
    public int lParam;
    public int message;
    public int time;
    public int wParam;
    public int x;
    public int y;

    @Override
    protected List getFieldOrder() {
        return Arrays.asList(new String[]{"hWnd", "lParam", "message", "time", "wParam", "x", "y"});
    }
}

It does registers hotkey (pressing "F" in system results nothing while program is running), but I never get any output to the console. What's wrong?
Also I'm aware of jintellitype and jnativehook. I can't use first, and as for second - it always listens to all the hardware events, including mouse movements and all key presses, I will only use it as last resort.

A: I figured it. I have to register hotkey in the same thread I'm listening for messages. User32.RegisterHotKey(null, 1, 0x000, KeyEvent.VK_F); goes into run() and everything works.


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Life Lines » Obituaries
Obituary: Anna Marie Gamache
Published September 22, 2015 at 7:55 p.m.
Anna Marie Gamache
Anna Marie Gamache, age 82 years, died early Saturday morning, September 19, 2015, at the University of Vermont Medical Center with loving family at her side.
Born in Swanton on, February 3, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Adele (Giroux) Moreau. She graduated from the former St. Anne's Academy and on, June 15, 1957, was married to Joseph L. Gamache who survives her.
As a lifelong and devoted parishioner of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary / St. Louis Parish, Anna was a member of the Nativity Ladies of St. Anne and Altar Society, volunteered several years in in the parishes Religious Education Program and worked on countless church dinners. She was also an area 4-H Leader, enjoyed crafts and was a longtime member of the Missisquoi Craft Club.
In addition to her husband Joseph of 58 years, Anna leaves three daughters, Susan Gamache of Swanton, Elaine Messier and husband Gary of Essex Junction and Lisa Conger of Swanton; two grandchildren, Nicholas and Holly Conger of Swanton; four step-grandchildren and six step-great grandchildren. Also surviving is a brother, Bernard Moreau of Duxbury, VT and Zephyrhills Hills, FL; a sister, Doris St. Pierre and husband Wilfred of Fairfield as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Besides her parents, Anna was predeceased by a brother Henry Moreau.
Anna's family would like to extend their "sincerest thanks" to the doctors and nurses at the University of Vermont Medical Center for the wonderful care received over these many years.
The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, September 26, 2015, at 11 a.m. from The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 65 Canada St., Swanton. Father Luke P. Austin will be the celebrant and homilist. The Rite of Committal and Interment will follow at the Gamache family lot in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery.
Friends may call at The Kidder Memorial Home, 89 Grand Ave., Swanton on Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. Father Austin will conduct a vigil service at 6:45 p.m. and remain after for The Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Gifts in Anna's memory may be made to American Migraine Foundation, 19 Mantua Rd., Mount Royal, NJ 08061 or to the Cardiology Vascular Center Endowment, in care of the, University of Vermont Medical Center, Mail Stop 4610H4, 1 S. Prospect St., Burlington 05400.
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I'm meeting more and more corporate marketers who understand the value of social media, but don't know how to use it. I'm seeing a trend of at least 3 different adoption strategies, listed out below.
Often they want to repurpose their corporate marketing brochures, videos, and pass them on to social channels –without understand that content, often has to change. Corporate "top-down" content doesn't do well on YouTube, brochures and press releases don't do well on blogs, and a marcom's product announcement on a podcast is going to have limited traction.
Example: Creating videos, audio, and blog posts, but keeping them behind registration, or for clients only.
I'm seeing a handful of corporations in the past year, require registration for videos and podcasts that limit people from accessing them. The risks include: limiting the organic spread of your hard earned content, and not benefiting by the natural word of mouth network. Of course, the flip side is that those that do register are truly hungry for the content, and self-selecting themselves further down the funnel.
Reach adjacent towns by enticing them with content, and provide them with links (roads) back to your land.
Some marketers are realizing that they can put a great deal of product and company content on social media tools for free, but by providing links back to the corproate site in comments, in the post-roll of a video, or mentioning a call to action at the end of a podcast extends their reach. By providing these 'hooks' to content, you can hope to entice people, who will embed, share, or consume your content, and then eventually click on the links to move closer to your corporate website.
Example: Creating campaigns in social networks (like Facebook) where communities already exist, but with no links back to the corporate domain, and no blatant advertising.
The truly savvy marketers are learning to find communities where they exist, becoming that community, and not worry about 'driving traffic' back to the corporate website as a measure of success. I've a few clients that have figured out how to experiment with 'off domain' success. There are risks too, this strategy could give up complete control to the members, and could result in a brand backlash or few people caring about a brand's products.
When it comes to social media marketing, which style is your corporation going to adopt? each has a strength –and weakness –so it's best you understand the elements and benefits of each.
I'm doing research for a client, to find out any examples of insurance companies using social media to connect with it's customers. I've done some scanning over a 48 period of time, and asked my twitter (a social computer) followers, who gave a tremendous amount of helpful links. Since I've received many links from the community, I won't hoard my findings, but share them in public. I'm thankful for those that help me, and I try to give back on this blog.
Are their respective decision makers using social tools to find answers about products and services?
If so, which tools are they using, and how are they connecting?
Would insurance customers benefit from asking and answering questions directly to each other?
This website allows users to select a financial or insurance advisor using a friendly personable interactive selector. Each of the advisors has a picture asscoiate with them, and a psuedo blog. As I looked closer, most of the blog data was not being used, or was being used like a chat room.
It appears this forum (code suggests it's powered by lithium software, see the whole list) which launched in late 07 is a great example of a company embracing it's customers using community software. Sadly, there's very few messages and discussions. The forum is segmented by role (singles, couples, parents) and you can start to see some Q&A occurring. In my recent report on Online Community Best Practices, I found that companies must have a kick start plan to get their communities going.
Esurance's aggressive online advertising of it's cartoon like superhero "Erin Esurance" is causing some fandom, and some are dressing up like her. Mack questions if esurance should embrace some of these fans, but I'm not so sure. Is the goal of the cartoon campaign to drive awareness, or involve in a discussion about insurance. Some have mixed reactions on interacting with fake personas, so perhaps a different strategy would be needed.
For those of us who have pets, care can often be expensive for family members, as a result, embrace pet insurance launched this Facebook group. There are 83 members in the Facebook group, few discussions, a handful of wall posts and no applications.
In a recent Forrester report, Oliver Young's case study highlights how Northwestern Mutual benefits from internal collaboration using the Awareness platform. I'm sure there are many other examples, but this industry is often not forth coming. Shel Holtz has additional commentary.
Liberty Mutual launched a TV commercial series called "Pay it forward" that was published on YouTube (it doesn't appear to be sanctioned from the brand), with 150,000 views. They could easily take this campaign to the people by creating a campaign letting the community share their stories view text and video. Interestingly, a few folks decided to take the time to parody the video. Update: I've just been notified about the Responsibility Project by Liberty Mutual, a video campaign with a blog (comments enabled), I don't see much community aspect.
Perhaps the most vibrant examples are these various forums. Insurance is likely not a daily activity, and members may prefer to ask questions anonymously to each other. In this forum for insurance agents, called Insurance Forums (top thread has over 60,000 views and 1000 responses regarding a convention). AM/PM insurance has a thriving community, appears to be a customer community. Kiplinger an financial analysis resource has a forum for general insurance discussions.
This isn't a great example of social media, but Geico's caveman has interactive marketing elements where you can visit his "crib", also the character appeared in real life at a recent SXSW party I attended.
To me, this is the perhaps the promising program, a website where community members can speak out about, rate, and rank insurance agencies. Sadly, this community has had little traction, just a few postings, and if you read the bottom line it's created by an insurance agency, UK's Norwich Union (which coincidently has the highest rating) for this to work, it'll have to be from an independent source.
Pemco, a Northwest insurance agency in US, launched am interactive marketing site called were a lot like you that shows many profiles of potential prospects, and allows members to upload theirs. While it appears most of the content is created by the agency or the company, there's very little area for member to member interaction (what social media is about). A good start, I hope they take this to the next level, and let the community really take hold and drive, create, and discuss the content.
There really isn't much activity happening in the insurance industry to use social media, and where it may be successful, it could likely be behind the firewall, impervious to public viewing. Update: Jeff Jarvis is also on the hunt for industries that are somewhat impervious to social media, I'll agree, social media isn't great for everything, let's use our heads, not everything is a nail..
Lastly, I've received half a dozen emails and tweets in total saying they are working with a client on social media, but can't disclose the details, or will ask the client, or the project has ended. A very quiet industry, indeed.
In general, most financial and insurance industries are going to fall just behind the curve of mainstream adoption when it comes to social media tools, they rightfully will wait and vet out what works and what doesn't.
If you see any other examples of insurance companies solving real business problems using social tools (I'm not as interested in toe-dipping), please leave a comment.


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Skeme & Schoolboy Q: Adults With Guns
Skeme and Schoolboy Q: two dudes so far removed from reading blogs that they obviously had no clue that The Gorillaz had a huge hit with the same song title. To be fair, they did add a...
By Jeff Weiss August 29, 2012
Skeme and Schoolboy Q: two dudes so far removed from reading blogs that they obviously had no clue that The Gorillaz had a huge hit with the same song title. To be fair, they did add a "Z" for a double dozage of pimping. The combo of the Black Hippie and the Inglewood gangsta rapper works better than you might expect. There's no yin/yang thing, this is straight gun-waving savage shit that makes you want to start throwing furniture into the street. I'm not sure why you would want to do that, but I'm currently looking suspiciously at my ergonomic office chair. Who want what?
THC continues to emerge as one of the most unsung producers in rap right now. The Black Hippies get all the acclaim, but THC created the sonics for "Cartoons & Cereal," and now this, which feels like a bodega version of "Niggas in Paris." For those who prefer St. Ides to champagne and Perrier.
The video for Skeme's "Ain't Bout That Life" below the jump.


An important record was recently released or dropped, as the young people say here in America. It involves Colin Moulding, the 'other' songwriter of legendary British group XTC, joined by original XTC member Terry Chambers. Together, the two have formed a new project called TC&I, for which they released their 'Great Aspirations' EP at the end of 2017.
I myself have been a rabid fan of the band since my school days and can recall hearing them for the first time on WFMU in 1980. The impact was sudden and permanent. I was not alone. The reason why the EP is so important is that fans of the group had been waiting years to hear of what had become of the members since the group disbanded back in 2006. There were strong rumors of something brewing as far back as 2013. So with all that laid across, I will say that this new EP left me with a wide smile on my face.
On offer are four tunes, which coincidently was the usual amount of songs that Colin would bring to the table, on average, for any XTC album. It's possible that this was done on purpose, reflecting his tradition of habitually bringing four to the table.
All of the tracks here are very strong, including the first single 'Scatter Me', which displays the typical pastoral countryside imagery that is Colin's forte. Its hammered piano throughout recalls 'the days of old' and its sentiment as a song of devotion and love for one's spouse are uniquely poignant. In fact, I can't recall a single other song that has expressed these feelings of my own so well.
'Greatness', the next track, is reminiscent of Bacharach, the 60's groovy bass tone, and Colin's usual tongue-in-cheek dealings with mortality, the meaning of one's life and expression of admiration for the cultural giants mentioned… Churchill, McCartney, Spielberg… This track is a melodic triumph indeed.
Then there's 'Kenny', a song depicting the tragedy of disappearing parks through the English countryside… where do the kids go to play and think today? It's sound put me square back in the era of early XTC for some reason, which I think comes down to the energy that is present here.
Lastly, the EP closes with 'Comrades of Pop', a spoken word 'cautionary tale' for those younger folks today who are braving the arduous task of making music for a living – not an easy undertaking. In the backdrop, we hear more of that distinct 'sound of England' that Moulding is able to deliver so easily and perfectly.
Overall this is a wonderful outing, which is all the more intriguing because of Terry Chambers' punchy drumming. With sales of this EP booming this definitely is satisfying the multitude of hungry fans, while leaving us all wanting more. Well done!
'Great Aspirations' can be ordered through Pledge Music at https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/tc-and-ior Burning Shed at goo.gl/tR3KkZ, with both signed and unsigned copies available.


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Shikhar Dhawan becomes first Indian to make highest runs on Test debut, breaks Vishwanath's record! 18 March 2013
India suffered a blow ahead of the final day's play in the third Test against Australia in Mohali, with debutant centurion Shikhar Dhawan suffering a hand injury while fielding. Shikhar Dhawan rocked his way... Dhawan, who had rocked his way...
Keywords: Indian team management, India-Australia Test series, Indian cricket, Indian cricket team
Dhoni bids adieu to Test Cricket 30 December 2014
Indian captain Mahender Singh Dhoni retired from Test cricket shortly after the conclusion of the third Test against Australia in Melbourne. It was a pre-planned retirement announcement from Dhoni but was kept under the mat just avoid unnecessary media attention...
Keywords: MS Dhoni retires, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni retires from Test Cricket, MS Dhoni retires
Bangladesh Defeat Aussies By 20 Runs In The 2-Test series 30 August 2017
Bangladesh defeated Australia by 20 runs to go 1-0 up in the 2-Test series by creating a historic win. The visitors, chasing 265, looked well set after opener David Warner's blistering 112, but his dismissal led to a meltdown, losing...
Keywords: Bangladesh Vs Australia, Test Cricket, Test Cricket, Test Series
Second Day was Washed out due to Rain 20 July 2010
Sri Lanka's attempt to compile a massive first-innings score and pressurise India was put on hold as the entire second day in Galle was washed out due to intermittent showers. Overnight rain had ensured there was no play possible before...
Keywords: runs, srilanka, cricket, india
Austrailians reclaim ground; 312/7 22 February 2013
Australia had a quick start and a quicker fall at the beginning of the day. Later on they succumbed to Ravichandran Ashwin, the only performer on the Indian bowling attack today, and landed themselves in neck deep trouble. Just as...
Keywords: clarke henriques, clarke henriques, ind vs aus test series, msd ms dhoni michael
McCullum-Flynn partnership lifts spirits of black caps 17 November 2012
The first day of the test cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was an interesting one with Sharmina Eranga of Sri Lanka showed an outstanding performance by taking two wickets for just three balls. Err...yes, you read it...
Keywords: partnership, sharmina erange, new zealand cricket, partnership
Should Aussies be worried about Sachin? 20 February 2013
It is true that both the teams are not their strongest particularly the Australian side which is lacking in a proper middle order and spinners who can perform in Indian grounds. David Warner is quick to realize that there is...
Keywords: msd, Sachin tendulkar, michael clarke, india vs australia
ICC names Pujara 'Emerging Cricketer of the Year' 13 December 2013
Cheteshwar Pujara, the rising Test batsman has been named as the 'Emerging Cricketer of the Year' at the ICC annual awards declared on Friday. India bagged just two trophies in the ICC award. Michael Clarke, the Australian team's captain bagged...
Keywords: Sports News, ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year, Kumar Sangakkara, ICC names Pujara 'Emerging Cricketer of the Year'
Series Defeat For Team India: Batting Order Falls Flat 17 January 2018
Series Defeat For Team India: Batting Order Falls Flat:- Team India's disastrous run has been continuing in South Africa in the three test series against the country. Indian batting order tumbled down soon on day five and India went all...
Keywords: Team India news, South Africa latest, Team India defeat, SA news
Ponting is elephant in the room 30 November 2011
Describing Ricky Ponting as the "elephant in the room", former New Zealand captain Chris Cairns has said that Cricket Australia (CA) needs to end his 16-year long Test career in order to move forward. "I don't think you can have...
Keywords: Chris Cairns Pointing Australia, Nez Australia cricket match, Ricky pointing, Pointing test cricket match
Virender Sehwag boldly challenges about his Test comeback! 07 March 2013
Virender Sehwag remained boldly challenges about making a Test comeback after the national selectors decided to drop the veteran opening batsman from India's 14-man Test squad for the remaining two Tests against the Visiting Australian team. Sehwag said that there...
Keywords: Indian cricket, Virender Sehwag, World cricket, Test comeback
World cup cricket 2015 must be decided in june 20 April 2011
Warren Deutrom, the chief executive of Cricket Ireland, believes that the the right of the Associate nations to compete at the 2015 World Cup will be established at the ICC's annual conference in Hong Kong at the end of June....
Keywords: cricket, cricket, world cup cricket, Cricket news updated
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International Cricket Council (ICC) said today it will hand over USD 2,50, 000 to India for sitting on top of the Test cricket rankings and finishing second in One Day International cricket this season. The ICC in a statement in...
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Australia reached 170 for 8 at lunch... 18 March 2013
On Monday, Australia reached 170 for eight in their second innings at lunch on the fifth and final day of the third cricket Test against India in Mohali. They started the day at 75 for three Australia followed by loosing...
Keywords: Australia's tour of India, Indian cricket, Indian team management, cricket score
Australia drop Marsh, rest Haddin for ODI tri-series 30 January 2012
Australia today dropped the out of form duo of Brad Haddin and Shaun Marsh from their 14-member cricket squad for the ODI tri-series against India and Sri Lanka starting on February 5. Australia won the Test series against India 4-0...
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Virat Kohli: Second Fastest Indian To Score 6000 Test Runs 31 August 2018
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Ind vs Aus: Oz struggle to score; 134/4 22 February 2013
Michael Clarke won the toss for the first test of the Gavaskar Border trophy to be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, where the security has been beefed up after the bomb blasts in Hyderabad that claimed the lives of...
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New Zealand wins toss, elects to bat 31 August 2012
New Zealand v/s India test cricket has turned interesting with New Zealand winning the toss and electing to bat against Team India at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Notably, this happens to be the last test match of Kiwis against India....
Keywords: New Zealand, Chinnaswamy Stadium, India test cricket, Chinnaswamy Stadium
Bad start for India, 182/3 23 February 2013
Getting the eight wicket in the morning was a tough job for the Indian cricket team and the Kangaroos went on to score a decent 380 from a struggling 150. Despite great efforts from Ravichandran Ashwin who bagged seven wickets...
Keywords: ind vs aus score, ind vs aus test series, virat kohli, ravichandran
India registers first victory in Australian tour 03 February 2012
India relied on the young brigade to finally break their prolonged winless streak by spanking Australia by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 International and level the series 1-1 here today. After restricting the fancied Australians to 131 in 19.4...
Keywords: Sports news updated, India Australia T20 match, Latest cricket news, Latest cricket news
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Le Coucher de Stella is located in a quiet, affluent district of the Piton Saint-Leu. The house is equipped for 4 people. 5 minutes from town, beach and sugar cane museum.
The house comprises 2 double bedrooms, a sitting room, an equipped kitchen and large terrace with barbecue, deckchairs, table and chairs.
Smoking is not allowed inside the building and our animal friends are not permitted.


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University of Colorado, Denver Welcomes New Dean to the Faculty of Engineering
The college invited Martin Dunn, PhD, as senior member of the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) in January. As the semester attracts to a nearby, Dunn is advancing full speed on plans to separate the school and position it as a main trailblazer for the eventual fate of designing training.
"The noteworthiness of colleges – and specifically designing universities – has never been more noteworthy, as nations around the world are looking toward learning and development to manufacture their economies," Dunn said.
From Singapore to downtown Denver
"I was pulled in to CU Denver due to the college's remarkable urban setting in the flourishing city of Denver."
"I was pulled in to CU Denver due to the college's novel urban setting in the flourishing city of Denver, the gifted personnel and staff, the accentuation on hands-on training and the developing exploration endeavor," he said. "What's more, I am so awed by the understudies here, their energy and their feeling of reason. With this blend of benefits, anything is possible."
Dunn, who was procured following a national hunt, joins the school from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), another specialized college worked in association with MIT. As partner executive for look into at SUTD, he administered the outline and activity of the exploration and development undertaking. A mechanical specialist, he additionally established and coordinated the SUTD Digital Manufacturing and Design Center.
His resume likewise incorporates positions with Boeing Company, Sandia National Laboratories and the National Science Foundation, and in addition a mechanical designing workforce position at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he filled in as seat and partner senior member for inquire about in the school.i


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Q: Having trouble with FIELDPROC on a database (Column Encryption on Iseries) I used Listing 3 in the following link to create a FIELDPROC program QGPL/MOBHOMEPAS which should encrypt a variable char column Field Encryption in DB2 for i
I compiled the RPGLE program and I created a separate database DBMLIB/UMAAAP00 as follows
A          R UMAAAF00                  TEXT('-
A                                      TEST ENCRYPTION')
A*
A            IPIAAA        20A         VARLEN(20)
A            KYGAAA        11S 2       COLHDG('SALARY')

I then use strsql to alter the table and protect IPIAAA
ALTER TABLE DBMLIB/UMAAAP00 alter column IPIAAA set FIELDPROC
QGPL.MOBHOMEPAS

ALTER COMPLETED FOR TABLE UMAAAP00 IN DBMLIB.

For some reason when I go in to add entries through upddta directly to the file itself and then do a wrkqry to query and file and view them I don't see them as encrypted.
Is this not how it's supposed to work? Is anyone able to assist me with the logic? Ultimately, I'd like to create a simple table from scratch that has a single 20 character or so password column as encrypted.

A: If the code being utilized for the named FieldProc program QGPL.MOBHOMEPAS was modeled-after [an effective copy of] the source code that was found at the URL from the OP [which BTW includes a position-to request to the comments section... Why?], then that code is implemented using the base-level of the DB2 for IBM i 7.1 SQL FieldProc support, not the next [enhanced] level of support in which the masking feature was added.  That is, every invocation other than for function-code=8 will necessarily always be an Encode or a Decode operation for which any masking of the data is unsupported, because changing the data [with that level of support] would corrupt the data in the TABLE.
Note [from http://www.mcpressonline.com/rpg/db2-field-procedures-finally-support-conditional-masking.html] the differences in the coding requirements described for the pre-masking-support [eight parameters] and since-masking-support [nine parameters] as the pre-requisite to have the Run Query (RUNQRY) and Update Data (UPDDTA) features mask the data that is presented to the user:

The new FieldProc Masking support revolves around two main components.
  The first component is a new parameter that was added to the parameter
  lists that the DB2 engine passes to the FieldProc program on each
  decode call. This new parameter controls whether or not the FieldProc
  program can return a masked value. There are some DB2 operations—such
  as the RGZPFM (Reorganize Physical File Member) command and trigger
  processing—that always require the clear-text version of the data to
  be returned. The second component is a new special SQLState value
  ('09501') that is to be returned by the FieldProc program whenever it
  is passed a masked value on the encode call. This prevents the masked
  value from being encoded, which would result in the original data
  value being lost. When this special SQLState value is returned, DB2
  will ignore the encoded value that is passed back by the FieldProc
  program and instead use the value that's currently stored in the
  record image for that column.

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For some reason when I go in to add entries through upddta directly to
  the file itself and then do a wrkqry to query and file and view them I
  don't see them as encrypted.  Is this not how it's supposed to work?

No, that's not how it's supposed to work.  The data will be encoded on disk only.
  When you view the data it will be decoded automatically by the FIELDPROC program no matter what you're using to view it (WRKQRY [yuck], DFU, STRSQL, whatever).  This is how it works regardless of field masking (which is different/additional functionality).


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In burgeoning Day of the Dead parade, Mexico remembers earthquake casualties
by lightningyang October 29, 2017, 11:22 pm
MEXICO CITY – Dancing devils, towering skeletons and altars festooned with marigolds made their way down Mexico City's main thoroughfare on Saturday afternoon to commemorate Day of the Dead in a country still mourning nearly 500 people killed in earthquakes last month.
More than 700 performers prepared for months for the colourful procession along more than 4 miles (7 km) of the expansive Paseo de la Reforma.
The two destructive earthquakes in September prompted some late changes to the programme.
At an elaborate altar along the route, performers paid tribute to those who died in the tremors.
There was also a float with the figure of a fist embodying the idea of "Fuerza Mexico" (Be Strong Mexico), the mantra that emerged as rescuers searched for survivors from the second quake, on Sept. 19, which toppled dozens of buildings and killed nearly 230 people in the capital.
But the strongest earthquakes in more than three decades are not expected to diminish a centuries-old Mexican tradition.
Participants and onlookers alike painted their faces as colourful skulls, many in the style of Mexico's iconic skeleton figure known as "La Catrina".
Sponsored by Mexico's tourism and culture ministries, the parade was triple the size of last year's maiden effort, inspired by a Day of the Dead parade featured in the opening sequence of the 2015 James Bond film "Spectre."
Hours before the parade started, several hundred people gathered to don fanciful costumes and makeup, including a skeleton cupid on rollerblades, a marching band wearing skeleton face paint, and women in traditional Mexican dresses.
Shelves held rows of devil masks and baskets of marigolds.
Three young women wore La Catrina-style face paint, large feathered hats and 1900s-style dresses that they said had been used in "Spectre."
This year's festivities took on a new feeling of solidarity after the deadly earthquakes, they said.
"We're not only here to celebrate and dance, but also when there's a disastrous situation, we come together to help," said Violeta Canella Juarez, 31.
Some 200,000 people attended last year, and at least twice as many were expected on Saturday, a spokeswoman for Mexico's tourism board said.
A spokeswoman for production company Anima Inc, which organised part of the parade, estimated as many as 1 million people could turn up.
Mariachi musicians belted out Mexican folk songs while riding in a float covered with flowers like the boats that cruise the canals in southern Mexico City.
Although Mexicans typically celebrate Day of the Dead on Nov. 2 in town plazas, homes and cemeteries, the Bond film's popularity prompted Mexico City officials to put on a carnivalesque spectacle.
Even so, the event's organisers say the parade is not about emulating a Hollywood production.
"The point of this parade is to celebrate life," said Anima founder and Artistic Director Alejandra Gonzalez Anaya.
"It's to put on the radar of Mexicans an important tradition … so we feel proud of showing something so important from Mexico to the world."
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Arsenal in advanced talks with club to complete move for World Cup winner
Posted by Ian H. | Aug 24, 2016 | NewsNow, Round-Up, Transfers | 0 |
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Unfortunately for us, our young signings always seem to struggle to get work permits, and it looks like our fourth signing of the summer, Nigerian starlet Kelechi Nwakali is set to befall the same fate.
A report from The Daily Star claims that Arsenal are in talks with Norwegian club Viking over a possible loan deal for our new signing after his recent arrival due to work permit issues.
It's thought Nwakali may struggle to play his way into Wenger's first team plans, and it makes more sense to send him out on loan like so many before him, to gain vital first team experience. I have watched Nwakali in the recently concluded U17 World Cup finals and I personally think he has the potential to better than ex-Arsenal and Barcelona player Alex Song.
The 18-year-old won the World Cup with the Nigerian U17 side and he was named the player of the tournament due to his brilliant performances in the competition.
It has been a while now since Arsenal has come up against the work permit issue, Wellington and Joel Campbell where the last two who struggled, and were also both loaned out to the Italian leagues.
It also looked like new Japanese signing Takumo Asano will also be refused a work permit and will also head out on loan, again, disappointing after a string of impressive performances in the Olympics.
Costa Rican international Campbell was later granted a work permit and he was played in 30 games in all competitions for Arsenal but never quite impressed Sir Wenger enough, and finally lost his place to Alex Iwobi.
Wellington's situation seemed to be worse, and he only played one game, so we can only hope the Nwakali situation doesn't go down the same road.
Nwakali's performances in the World Cup have been more than promising, so let's hope he's granted a work permit in the near future and he can become the Alex Song of tomorrow, or even better, become an Arsenal legend like his hero Nwankwo Kanu.
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Mr. Dominick de Waal
Dominick de Waal is a Senior Economist working with the World Bank's Water Global Practice. He has led a combination of lending and analytical work focused on expanding the World Bank's water-related investment in fragile and conflict affected situations in Africa and the Middle East. This work has been across a wide range of water interventions including: providing water and sanitation services; protecting against water-related disasters, and; preserving adequate, sustainable water resources. Since joining the WBG a decade ago Dominick has led numerous sector studies on public expenditure, water sector performance, poverty and fragility including:
An examination of drivers of water and sanitation progress over the past 20 years across 30 African counties (for the African Ministers Council on Water);
Water Supply: The Transition from Emergency to Development Support
Turbulent Waters: Pursuing Water Security in Fragile Contexts
Dominick has an MSc in Public Policy and Management from SOAS, as well as degrees in Agriculture from Wye College, University of London and Microbiology from the University of Warwick.
All Sessions by Mr. Dominick de Waal
Session (11): Water Utilities Resilience
Organizer: the ICRC, UNICEF and the World Bank / Chairperson: Mr. Dominick de Waal, The Word Bank


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Everything You Need To Know About The First Vinyl Release Of Juvenile's '400 Degreez'
On December 27th 2018 » By Andrew Winistorfer
In January, members of Vinyl Me, Please Rap & Hip Hop will receive the first-ever official vinyl release of Juvenile's masterpiece, 400 Degreez. The album comes on transparent yellow vinyl, with an embossed jacket and other Easter eggs. You can sign up to receive it here.
Below, read about why we picked 400 Degreez.
400 Degreez
Sign Up By January 31 To Receive This Album
Why We Picked This
Andrew Winistorfer, Vinyl Me, Please Head of Editorial and Classics A&R: This project started this summer, when we got sort of tossed the keys to the Cash Money vaults. We immediately decided we needed to do a Lil Wayne album, but me and Michael also went through the catalog and gave them a list of albums we wanted to do. We settled on Tha Carter III, Tha Carter II, The Mind of Mannie Fresh, Guerrilla Warfare, 400 Degreez and another one I won't name because if it does happen I don't want to spoil it here. We got the go ahead on five of the six for sure, and it was then that we realized that 400 Degreez had never been officially released, and we needed to do that as a separate month. This one feels like a really straight-forward release: It's never been on vinyl, and here it is. Come get it.
Cameron Schaefer, Vinyl Me, Please Head of Brand: Yeah, and with doing the three exclusive colors, we felt like it was an opportunity to tell the story of Cash Money over the course of a couple months. This might be the way we do this going forward with Classics and Rap & Hip Hop and elsewhere, where we sort of take you on a journey into a label's catalog over the course of a couple months. It's a tidy story to tell via records in the span of just a few months, as opposed to trying to do this over a year or something.
Michael, you hadn't heard this whole album till we full-on picked it. As a younger rap fan, what jumped out at you about it?
Michael Penn II, Vinyl Me, Please Staff Writer: I've seen so many memes and been to so many freshman parties that were centered around the big singles coming on, so I heard those. I didn't hear the full thing till we picked it, and as a huge Wayne fan, it was awesome to go back and see, with the Hot Boy$ stuff and the Juvenile stuff to see where this branch all started. They've all been namechecked throughout history, and getting to extend that knowledge beyond the singles was great.
AW: The package on this one is insane. It's got embossed letters and the shiny foil on it, to the point where it even looks like it's got jewels embedded on the cover.
CS: It's so rare that you get the opportunity to say "How audacious can we approach the extras of this package?" This cover and package is the most over-the-top we've probably done in a minute.
MPII: We've got to be extra. Shout out Pen & Pixel on that crazy cover, too.
CS: It felt like a natural thing, with how over-the-top the cover is, so we did embossing and we did glittery metallic foil, and the stamp on the back. The stencil is the Cash Money logo. Heavyweight jacket, 180-gram, 2 LP. This isn't an album we should do like, a soft marble on or something. So we went with a bright transparent yellow.
MPII: And I got the best obi strip out.
AW: Yeah, as an Easter egg on this package, when I got the copy for the obi strip from Michael, I laughed for like 10 straight minutes. It's so perfect. I don't want to give it away, but make sure you check that out.
CS: Yeah, don't chuck that one.
Cash Money On Vinyl
Tha Carter III
The Hot Boys
Guerrilla Warfare (LTD to 1000)
Tha Carter II (LTD to 2000)
Mannie Fresh
The Mind Of Mannie Fresh (LTD to 1000)
Andrew Winistorfer
Andrew Winistorfer is Vinyl Me, Please's Editorial Director, VMP Classics A&R, and an editor of their book, 100 Albums You Need In Your Collection. He's written Listening Notes booklets for nine Vinyl Me, Please Classics releases. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
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it just helps me think more clearly sometimes.
I can definitely tell the difference when i talk to people.
to me instead of what i can respond to them with.
through their words, body language and reactions.
instead of what i can say.
a lot more easily, which is helpful for me.
a certain type of way, it really sticks out.
what they might be able to do to change it to something healthier..
Then apply it to myself.
and looks when you talk and do certain things..
It's like a voice comes into my head, prodding me in the back.
at least me being aware of it's presence is a starting block..
lets me know i've made some kind of progress.
I was talking to a friedn the otherday and we somehow got on to the topic of fasting.
I thought you might find it interesting to know that you become more alert when fasting becuase in ye olden times this would have kept you on top form for catching your next meal.
Apperently it is also said that fasting for short periods can cause you brain to make new neural connections so there you go.
that was pretty close to my idea on how it makes you feel..
of survival, and you begin to straddle metaphysical dimensions.."
Apart from the straddling bit.
I would've worded it a little differently.